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Whanganui UCOL Food Bank Challenge
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 4:55 pm | UCOL
Whanganui UCOL has stepped up to the Food Bank Challenge with staff and students contributing canned donations. More >>
Trade in Your Teen
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 4:38 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Parents with a secret desire to ‘trade in’ their teen, or at least upgrade them, might find an upcoming competition tempting. More >>
Hot, hot lunches for UCOL staff
Friday, 6 June 2008, 12:29 am | Universal College Of Learning
No peanut butter sandwiches for UCOL staff today – for lunch they had a choice of five delicious curries created by specialist chef and lecturer Nigel Sadler. More >>
Silver Culinary Award Shines Way to Success
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 10:20 am | Universal College Of Learning
Julie Hoeta, a UCOL Certificate in Baking and Pastry Level 3 student, is enjoying the success of her second win at the Wellington Regional Culinary Fare competitions. More >>
UCOL lecturer in Mountain Bike World Cup
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:38 am | Universal College Of Learning
When mountain biking ace Fiona Macdermid rides in a series of international championships in Europe next month, she will effectively take her UCOL students along with her. More >>
Go on - have a taste!
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 11:35 am | Universal College Of Learning
Cook it. Climb it. Video or Design it. You can get a taste for an amazing range of study options at UCOL’s Winta Flava. More >>
Turning beef and lamb into Gold
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 1:00 pm | UCOL
The cooking skills of three Whanganui UCOL students won Gold and Silver medals at the Wellington Culinary fare and Food Show last weekend. More >>
Turning gateau into Silver
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 12:59 am | UCOL
UCOL students who took part in the Wellington Regional Culinary Fare at the weekend all came away with medals. More >>
Solo exhibition for award-winning sculptor
Monday, 12 May 2008, 4:43 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Star Wanganui sculptor Karin Strachan is holding a solo exhibition after a run of recent successes, including graduation from the Whanganui UCOL Quay School of the Arts in April. Karin’s exhibition, Bird of Passage, will be her first solo outing. ... More >>
Jobs for the boys in UCOL’s green initiative
Monday, 12 May 2008, 11:05 am | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL’s Palmerston North campus is spearheading a new recycling initiative that is also contributing to the community. More >>
UCOL Acts Appropriately over Cuisine School
Friday, 9 May 2008, 11:15 am | Universal College Of Learning
National Party MPs need to get their facts right about UCOL’s International School of Cuisine. More >>
Scholarships for Whanganui UCOL students
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:42 am | Universal College Of Learning
Nearly 60 Whanganui UCOL students are about to get help with the financial cost of their studies. More >>
Rip it, paint it, brand it – create the coolest T
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 9:47 am | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL has launched its annual Design a T-shirt competition – and this year it’s been extended to secondary school students in the Wairarapa and Horowhenua. The competition, previously only open to students from schools in the Whanganui and Manawatu regions, ... More >>
New Zealand’s first tertiary education commons
Monday, 14 April 2008, 6:09 pm | Universal College Of Learning
The new Whanganui Tertiary Education Campus, Matapihi ki te Ao, will be officially opened by the Prime Minister Helen Clark in Wanganui on Thursday 17 April at 3.30 pm. More >>
Whanganui UCOL Celebrates Graduation
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 5:18 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Students who completed their course of study at Whanganui UCOL last year will be recognised at a graduation ceremony on Wednesday 2 April. More than 200 students are eligible to receive certificates, diplomas and degrees. More >>
Celebrating a Thousand Bright Futures
Monday, 17 March 2008, 11:56 am | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL’s Graduation Ceremonies will be held this week, to celebrate the achievements of nearly a thousand students who completed their course of study at UCOL in Palmerston North last year. More >>
Hair from the Past
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 2:54 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Hair styles from times gone by were the focus of a hairdressing history and culture competition in the UCOL atrium in Palmerston North this week. Pre-Apprentice hairdressing students worked swiftly and creatively to turn their ‘head’ into a re-creation ... More >>
Ambitions: to serve great food!
Wednesday, 5 March 2008, 2:08 pm | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL’s training restaurant Ambitions opens next week, with a new feature – cocktails au gueridon. More >>
Industry right behind new Motor Sport programme
Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 2:29 pm | Universal College Of Learning
The motor sport industry is backing a new qualification in Motorsport – one of only two available in New Zealand. More >>
New start for UCOL’s ‘Class of ‘08’
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 5:11 pm | Universal College Of Learning
This year’s fresh batch of UCOL students will make a little bit of Wanganui history at Orientation Week next week. They are the first to study on the new campus on Rutland Street and the first to use the sparkling new facilities. More >>
